Competitive Environment

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/technology/apple-iphone-faces-divided-loyalties.html?scp=2&sq=competition&st=Search

1)What newspaper did you visit?
I visited the New York Times.

2) What article did you choose?
I chose, "Before Latest Phone Debut, Apple Has Harsher Competition."

3) Does it provide an opportunity for the business or industry? Or a threat? Explain.
Apple is recieving threat for their famous iPhone. The Google Android phone is becoming more popular everyday. This is because the Android was updated and made better and also made more available for everyone to get.

I chose this article because I thought it was kind of a shock that apple has a threat against them because everyone always talks about iPhones, iPods and iPads. There are new products that are slowly becoming more popular.

Social Environment

http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/journal/article/1446762

1) What newspaper did you visit? I visited the Telegraph Journal.

 2) What article did you choose? I chose, "Growing unease of the middle classes."

 3) Does it provide an opportunity for the business or industry? Or a threat? Explain.      It provides a threat because the 30 highest economies have had a 50 percent increase of unemployment in only 3 years. It threatens to create a political and social instability that no one is prepared for.

I chose this article because of the great power it has over us. The more of us that become unemployed threatens our economy and our way of living a stable lifestyle.

Technological Environment

http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/search/article/1444753

a) What newspaper did you visit?
     I visited the Telegraph Journal.
b) What article did you choose?
     I chose, "Raising our ICT game."
c) Does it provide an opportunity for the business or industry? Or a threat? Explain.
     In this case the "business" is Costa Rica. Costa Rica has good rates about their economy on the World Economic Forum's Global Information Technology Report. They were ranked the 4th largest techonolgy-exporting country in the world. This provides an excellent oppurtunity for Costa Rica's exporting there technological products. They were also ranked 5th for foreign direct and technology transfer.

I chose this artical because it discussed technology helping a country or "business" with exporting their technological products.

Economic Environment

http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/journal/article/1443137

1.       What newspaper did you visit?

I visited the Telegraph Journal.

2.       What article did you choose?

      I chose, “Same mistakes led to Great Depression: economist.”

3.       What law or regulation was in question?

The economic policies are in question.

4.       Does it provide an opportunity for the business or industry? Or a threat? Explain.

It could lead to another global recession and financial crisis. That would definitely cause a threat to businesses and industries. No money would lead to know business.

I chose this article because it could cause a lot of issues in our country. We don't want a situation like the U.S. has.

Legal and Regulatory Environment

http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/search/article/1442034

      1.       What newspaper did you visit?

I visited the Telegraph Journal.

2.       What article did you choose?

I chose, “City Hall teams with environmental program.”

3.       What law or regulation was in question?

Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Climate Protection Program is in question.

4.       Does it provide an opportunity for the business or industry? Or a threat? Explain.

It provides a threat to certain businesses and industries because the Climate Protection Program is trying to prevent great amounts of greenhouse gas emissions going into the atmosphere. They are trying to make the air better and the environment in general but certain industries that need to give off the gases in order to make their products are endangered.

I chose this article because some businesses and industries are violating the regulation about gas emissions.